Mary Dorothea Smith (née Parker; 10 August 1928 – 24 December 1993) was a New Zealand sprinter. At the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

she won a silver medal in the 440 yards relay, alongside

Shirley Hardman Shirley Ngarita Peterson (née Hardman; 24 July 1928 – 19 July 2019) was a New Zealand track and field athlete. She represented her country at the 1950 British Empire Games, winning a silver medal in the women's 440 yards relay. From 1980, she ...

and

Lesley Rowe Lesley Martha Gibson (née Rowe, 21 March 1929 – 5 July 2011) was a New Zealand sprinter who, as Lesley Rowe, won a silver medal representing her country at the 1950 British Empire Games. Early life and family Rowe was born in the Auckland su ...

. She also ran in the 100 yard, 220 yard, and 660 yard relay, placing fourth in each event. She was overlooked for the 1954 British Empire Games at Vancouver, where results indicate that she could have been a finalist. She was married to former Waikato rugby and basketball representative Reg Smith; they had seven children. Parker died of cancer, aged 65, on 24 December 1993. Her brother Clem Parker also won a bronze medal in a sprint relay at the

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